Where does “sehen” come from?

sehen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sehan, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “sehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansehanto see, to look
2Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
3Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →